send the transmision or cancel it?

[achilleas_demetriou]

which option did you choose when you were at the communications tower and why?

[Romla]

That is good remark. I didn't feel any loyalty to the UAC when they (or their employees) opened gates to Hell. I wanted to warn Earth, because I didn't have any confidence UAC can resolve it alone. But I think I understand the motivation of some people to not send the message.

[triple_agent]

Very noble, but you have to take into consideration what also Betruger has eventually pointed out, namely, that Earth forces arriving on Mars would only achieve becoming a carrier of bringing Hell to Earth, even if it means simply capturing their vehicles and using their coordinates. Neither Mars nor Earth defeats Hell alone. Perhaps the cold reason of chairman Swann was indeed some of a solution, to just let the place collapse and leave it alone for good, until time, at least. UAC would certainly build proper narrative to explain why the Mars facility suddenly become all silent, as well as securing the area behind a strict military cordon. This itself should lead to suspicions, nonetheless, before Earth officials could manage to finally set their foot on Mars, maybe the UAC somehow already remedied the crisis by then.

[Romla]

Like I said, I didn't have any confidence UAC can solve it alone and keeping it secret from Earth and potentially let Betruger to be uncontrolled didn't seem like a good idea to me. I would send the message again if I had the choice.

[triple_agent]

Very well, what I only want to say is that dealing with Hell is pretty slippery.

[Romla]

Yeah, I am not saying it is the only right choice. Both choices have pros and cons. I am only saying that I am not regretting it even after I have completed the game and have more information.

[triple_agent]

Choosing Kelly, you declare being both a soldier and a human - embracing human error - while choosing Swann, you prioritize reason and corporate hermeticism with belief in higher order.

[Romla]

I would not say by choosing Swann I prioritize reason, because I didn't believe Swann that we can resolve it alone. That was the only difference between mine and Swann's point of view. Swann wanted to deal with it alone and I wanted help from outside. Both choices were risky, but only one could be carried out. I prefered mine solution before his, naturally.

Funny thing is no matter what you choose, the choice to send the message always wins, but in the meantime everything is resolved like no message was sent at all - apart from the fact that you are rescued with the arriving fleet at the end.

[triple_agent]

Doom^3 is not an RPG, mind that. It is balls-to-the-walls shooter.

To myself, what Swann said is that we should deal with the case maintaining steady stance rather than throw ourselves and probably overreact, loosing corporate creed.

Indeed, you are right, what Swann represented is that what happened on Mars and under the corporate umbrella should first of all stay on Mars and under the corporate umbrella, at least until it is figured out and possibly contained. Breaking off this rule is probably inviting more rain upon corporate heads, as it is breaking the umbrella itself, from within. But the situation also was rather extraordinary, as there was more than just rain falling on us - it was the sky itself.

It does not matter whether you carry an umbrella or not under such condition.

[Romla]

Yeah, for me the invasion from Hell was too big a thing to look at it as a corporate thing. I think I would react accordingly in any other company, not only UAC. :-)

[triple_agent]

It is the same company, after all, some concepts get recycled, hope in quality. Good point, though.

[Val1os]

First time in absolute ( in 2004....) I remember choosing to transmit, because was a superior order (sergeant Kelly) and I did not trust Swann. Second Time always in 2004 i obviously chose swann, just to see what change in this particular point of the game.

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

引用自 achilleas_demetriou：

引用自 Mister Torgue Flexington：

and yet, Sgt. Kelly soon turns evil and you're forced to fight him. so with that said, it's better to cancel the transmission, as Betruger himself later sends it himself anyway.

wrong its the soldier who was following the senator that turns evil. you see sergeant kelly died near you and while he dies he says 'he took my gun'

no offense man, but did you NOT pay any attention? the one who says "he's got my gun" is Swann's bodyguard, Jack Campbell.

while Sergeant Kelly has good intentions on calling in the UAC Fleet, via "distress call", due to the loss of military units and civilian personnel, he unfortunately becomes a victim and turns into the boss enemy named Saboath. which is why Swann has very good reasons on why to not send any transmissions (as Betruger then sends the transmission himself and says "we can use their ships to bring this Hell to Earth")

[G_Sergeant]

It doesn't make any difference, the only thing it changes is a couple of things Betruger tells you, If you send the transmission he thanks you for helping him bring Hell to Earth, If you don't he tells you it doesn't matter because he can do it himself. no different ending or anything, and Sarge will still be transformed and you'll still have to fight him regardless of your decision.

Personally I always prefer to cancel it, because I like hearing Sarge pointlessly trying to scare me "Marine you just violated a direct order! get your ass back to that console and send that transmission!" Meh, nice try.

[triple_agent]

It would actually be a nice catch that whether you do or do not follow the orders of Kelly, it would either be him or the bodyguard of Swann, who ought to turn into Sabaoth.

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

引用自 󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡󠀡SnapShot：

It doesn't make any difference, the only thing it changes is a couple of things Betruger tells you, If you send the transmission he thanks you for helping him bring Hell to Earth, If you don't he tells you it doesn't matter because he can do it himself. no different ending or anything, and Sarge will still be transformed and you'll still have to fight him regardless of your decision.

Personally I always prefer to cancel it, because I like hearing Sarge pointlessly trying to scare me "Marine you just violated a direct order! get your ass back to that console and send that transmission!" Meh, nice try.

not to mention, if you do send the transmission, Swann basically tells you that you've just endangered all of Earth (which was why he had very good reasons for destroying the transmission equipment to prevent the demonic force from taking over any ships and bring their hellish essence to our planet)